I jus cant seem to get anything right with it. And the fact that i, along with many others, have to inject 4 times a day, i bruise like a peach an i hate everything bout T1. I no im one of millions that have this but im really struggling to actually accept this for life! Sorry
Thank u so much. That makes senseIt's easy to feel like this when you're not in control. I went years with **** control. If you can concentrate on two things, your control will improve dramatically.
First, your basal must be correct. This is the most important bit of Type 1 control. Don't eat or inject within at least 3 hours of bed. Take the difference of your before bed and before breakfast levels. For each 1.6 mmol/l difference, adjust your dose by 10%.
Once you've figured that out, you need to figure out your fast acting insulin to carb ratio. This is trial and error, but stick to relatively low levels of carbs because there are errors in the quantity of carbs written on nutritional labels. Best to stick to around 20g carbs and look at the difference between your before and 2 hours after eating levels. Take into account that 1 unit of insulin lowers levels by 2-3 mmol/l
Finally, consider low carbing. It makes excellent control easy.
Im having more down days than i care to admit let alone accept. T1 is affecting everything i do, its controlling me and i cant shake this!!
Thank you so much. This has all helped me so much. I always feel ten times worse wen im at time of month an havin this eater infection hasnt helped either. I think its amazing what u have been doing. I have recently enrolled onto an online counselling course which i absolutely love so that should keep me busy. XxHi
First you have about about a quarter million people on here lots of them including me who are happy to hold out our hand and say you have me for support, someone to talk to PM me if you need just an ordinary chat or if there is something major, the old saying a problem shared is a problem halved.
Some of the non diabetic meds I take make me have super sensitive skin, my OH says I look like a bad graffiti wall all shades of purple and green blotches.
Every day with no let up inject inject, you know it is better than the alternative. I read your info and you are a successful beautiful lady, Mother Nature never lets us have it all
I hate the expression what doesn't kills you makes you stronger, but diabetes changes something in our brains you have to use that inner strength to be "normal" and it's a grind a weary weary pressure.
Do you know that that silly good feeling when you put your penny change in the charity box, well I do a little thing to make me feel good, it isn't a bigggy bit daft really, once a day, I put 50p up to a pound in a jar at the end of the month I check what the local food bank is short on then use the money to buy some things they need, Tesco own brand coffee is 49p for a little jar if I can buy 30+ jars to donate it makes me feel good knowing that some one can get a few cups of coffee. Now the good feeling isn't the end it's every day that I put the money in the jar.
Doing a small thing for someone else can make a huge difference, there is lots of charities that need help not necessary money but physical, like offering to walk someone's dog (cinnamon trust), making up food bags (local food bank), puppy walker (guide dogs for blind) etc.
Maybe do some adult education, just something that is not your usual routine, I did an art course, it wasn't physically painting etc, it was about the appreciation, the techniques etc. I have been doing my family tree researching is a good way to lose yourself.
Anyway here to offer a shoulder to lean on, PM if you want but there is a lot of people on here if you post in open who will be there for you.
Im having more down days than i care to admit let alone accept. T1 is affecting everything i do, its controlling me and i cant shake this!!
Just one note of caution on this - I went through a phase where I kept increasing my basal because I was always waking up higher than I went to sleep, but later found that most nights I had actually been dipping to hypo or borderline hypo in the small hours of the morning and sleeping through it, and my morning sugars were bouncing back up in response to this, coupled with dawn phenomenon. So by increasing my basal I was actually making it worse. I spent quite a while always waking up still tired and feeling as though I was hungover - not a nice start to the day control-wise or mood-wise. I had heard of setting an alarm to check in the night, but put it off for quite a while before discovering. Obviously it's a bit of a pain interrupting your sleep like this, but I'd say well worth doing if you think it's a possibility.Take the difference of your before bed and before breakfast levels. For each 1.6 mmol/l difference, adjust your dose by 10%.
Aww thats so cute!! One of my cats looks like that but shirt haired. Yea am bein a stig. Well emotional an moody as hell but that defo put a smile on my chops ta huni. How u feelin?? XxxEllo you ..... So u being a stig eh .... Same here ...total stig of the dumps ......
So I was bad an eat whole bag of jelly baby's ........no feel worse lol ....
So I take no one has asked you if a silly pic may place a smile on face ....how about this ....
Am good am good ... Just playing back last night show with a cuppa ....an ready for the morrow'Aww thats so cute!! One of my cats looks like that but shirt haired. Yea am bein a stig. Well emotional an moody as hell but that defo put a smile on my chops ta huni. How u feelin?? Xxx
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